The Lofa is a malevolent, ogre-like monster of Chickasaw folklore. His name literally means "flayer" or "skinner," a reference to his gruesome habit of flaying the skin from his victims. In some legends he attempts to abduct Chickasaw women. He is sometimes described as a giant and other times as a large, hairy, smelly man, leading some people to associate him with the Bigfoot legend.]]>Regional Bigfoot namesSun, 09 Oct 2016 13:30:58 -0400Chiye-Tanka - by: Chronoshttp://creativespirits.net/index.php/dictionary/bigfoot-names/49-chiye-tanka#49
http://creativespirits.net/index.php/dictionary/bigfoot-names/49-chiye-tanka#49Name: Chiye-TankaTribal affiliation: Lakota and DakotaAlternate spellings: Chiye Tanka, Chiyetanka, Chiha TankaPronunciation: chee-yay tahn-kahType: Monster, BigfootRelated figures in other tribes: Sasquatch (Coast Salish), Tsiatko (Chehalis)

In the traditions of many Salish and other Northwest Indian tribes, Stick Indians are malevolent and extremely dangerous forest spirits. Details about Stick Indians vary from tribe to tribe (they are described as large, hairy bigfoot-like creatures by the Salish, and as forest dwarves by the Cayuse and Yakama.) In some traditions Stick Indians have powers to paralyze, hypnotize, or cause insanity in hapless humans, while in others, they merely lead people astray by making eerie sounds of whistling or laughter in the woods at night. In some stories Stick Indians may eat people who fall prey to them, kidnap children, or molest women. They also take aggressive revenge against people who injure or disrespect them, no matter how unintentionally.
Not too many traditional legends regarding Stick Indians have been recorded, in part due to taboos related to these deadly creatures. "Stick Indians" is an English euphemism; saying the actual Salish names of these beings in public is considered to be provoking their attacks in some tribes, a belief many Native people still adhere to today, choosing to refer to them only in English (if at all.)]]>Regional Bigfoot namesSun, 09 Oct 2016 13:29:13 -0400Seatco - by: Chronoshttp://creativespirits.net/index.php/dictionary/bigfoot-names/47-seatco#47
http://creativespirits.net/index.php/dictionary/bigfoot-names/47-seatco#47Name: SeatcoTribal affiliation: Chehalis, Klallam, Puget Sound Salish, YakamaAlternate spellings: Siatco, Tsiatko, Ts'iatkw, See-ah-tik, See-atco, Seeahtkch, Seeahtlk, Tsiahk, SeeahtikAlso known as: Stick Indians, Night PeopleType: Forest spirit, BigfootRelated figures in other tribes: Sasquatch (Coast Salish), Woodmen (Athabaskan)

In Salishan mythology, Seatco are large, hairy wild men of the forest. There are two different kinds of Seatco that appear in folklore: powerful but comparatively benign forest spirits sometimes referred to as Night People (similar to the Sasquatch of the Halkomelem tribes,) and fearsome, malevolent man-eaters sometimes referred to as Stick Indians. The two beings are often confused in folklore and anthropology alike, because it is believed to antoagonize these spirits to call them by their Salish names in public, so general terms like Seatco (which just means "spirit,") Night People, and Stick Indians are much more commonly used by Northwest Native Americans.]]>Regional Bigfoot namesSun, 09 Oct 2016 13:28:29 -0400Shampe - by: Chronoshttp://creativespirits.net/index.php/dictionary/bigfoot-names/46-shampe#46
http://creativespirits.net/index.php/dictionary/bigfoot-names/46-shampe#46Name: ShampeTribal affiliation: ChoctawPronunciation: shahm-payType: Monster, Native American bigfootRelated figures in other tribes: Lofa (Chickasaw), Stick Indians (Northwest Coast), Boqs (Bella Coola)

The shampe is a malevolent, ogre-like monster of Chickasaw folklore. In some legends he attempts to abduct Choctaw women; in others, he is a man-eater. He is sometimes described as a giant and other times as a large hairy man, leading some people to associate him with the Bigfoot legend. His most salient feature is his smell-- a shampe's smell is so overpowering that a person cannot bear to be around him, making him difficult to fight.]]>Regional Bigfoot namesSun, 09 Oct 2016 13:27:35 -0400Sasquatch - by: Chronoshttp://creativespirits.net/index.php/dictionary/bigfoot-names/45-sasquatch#45
http://creativespirits.net/index.php/dictionary/bigfoot-names/45-sasquatch#45Name: SasquatchTribal affiliation: Halkomelem, Coast SalishAlternate spellings: Sasq'ets, Sesq'ec, Sesqec, Sacsquec, Saskehavas, SesquacPronunciation: sess-k-utsType: Bigfoot, forest spirits

Sasquatch is the most famous legendary "bigfoot" creature. According to Halkomelem and other Coast Salish traditions, Sasquatch was a powerful but generally benign supernatural creature in the shape of a very large, hairy wild man. Its Halkomelem name is pronounced similar to sess-k-uts.]]>Regional Bigfoot namesSun, 09 Oct 2016 13:26:38 -0400Bush Indians - by: Chronoshttp://creativespirits.net/index.php/dictionary/bigfoot-names/44-bush-indians#44
http://creativespirits.net/index.php/dictionary/bigfoot-names/44-bush-indians#44Name: Bush IndiansTribal affiliation: AhtnaNative Names: Ts'el'eni, Kol'eniPronunciation: similar to ts-elth-eh-neeAlso known as: SpiesType: Antagonists, monsters, bigfeet

Boqs are large, hairy wild men of the forest. In the folklore of more northern tribes, such as the Bella Coola, Boqs are malevolent, dangerous monsters who may eat people or molest women. But in Chinook and Salishan versions of these legends, Boqs are sometimes depicted as more benign beings like the Halkomelem Sasquatch. Sometimes Boqs are also called by the name "Skookum," which is a word from the Chinook Jargon trade language meaning "big" or "powerful." This is sometimes a source of confusion, because "Skookum" has been used in Chinook literature to refer to many different sorts of powerful beings, not just Boqs.]]>Regional Bigfoot namesSun, 09 Oct 2016 13:24:46 -0400